David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 56: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has appointed a new honorary council to Ecuador if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26948/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have approved the appointment of a new honorary consul in Ecuador. However, before the appointment can be confirmed, the formal agreement of the Ecuadorian authorities must be obtained. As soon as their agreement has been received, the appointment will proceed. Ireland's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has sought the agreement of the Ecuadorian authorities to the proposed appointment as honorary consul and is actively pursuing this matter with their Ecuadorian counterparts.